Communicating Your Post History
Create yearbooks and share your history!
Department Commander Nathan Bond persuaded those present that our primary mission is to LEGACY. He said that the three components of Legacy are duty, honor and sacrifice.
We were at the 2nd District Fall Conference at Howard Schroeder American Legion Post Post 457, 6050 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon WI 53092.
This presentation contains 22 minutes of thought-provoking guidance.
This information is presented here for historical purposes.
To Level 2, add a weekly Newsletter (emailed or SMS-text). Submit your Yearbook in hard copy or digital form. Submit your digital newsletters and articles to TALMA’s Annual Media Contest.
This level add to level by the addition of a website and, optionnaly, a monthly newsletter. Currently, the preferred website for posts is “Legionsites.” Use a word processor (Microsoft Word) with the intention of creating a YEARBOOK. Submit the printed Yearbook for competition.
A monthly newsletter can be as simple as a single page or several pages stapled.
Norwich University. Norwich University provides an online Graduate Degree Programs such as Master of Arts in History. This online program is 18 months in length and are conducted entirely online.
Norwich University is proud to be the birthplace of America’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and the only private Senior Military College. We celebrate over two centuries of commissioned officer development.
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, commonly known as ROTC, is a college program that aims to develop leadership skills and tactical prowess among students who aspire to serve in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or Space Force. Norwich University is the first of six Senior Military Colleges in the United States that offers this program.
We will look at the steps involved in making an index using Microsoft Word®.
Upload your post, county, or district activities to the Information Center. Also, be sure to visit the center often to get ideas from other posts.
Simplicity is the goal. Use just a social media app (like Facebook), post photos and add descriptive text. Here’s a sample screen shot from a post’s Facebook® site.
Facebook offers many positives, but also has some negatives.
MailChimp provides more flexibility than email. Plus it helps when you’re ready to add to your yearbook.